Amazon Investing $20 Billion to Build AI Data Centers in Eastern PA

Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro took credit for brokering a deal that will see Amazon build at least three huge data centers (which Democrats typically dislike) in eastern Pennsylvania, investing $20 billion to do so. It is a huge coup d'état, and we will give credit where credit is due to Shapiro for not screwing it up. Two of the three locations were announced: Luzerne County (near Wilkes-Barre) and Bucks County (near Philadelphia). Of course, these data centers will need massive amounts of electricity to power them. Although no mention was made of how they will be powered, the only practical way to power these facilities will be with Marcellus gas-fired power plants. Does Amazon know that Shapiro is trying to tax gas-fired power out of the state via the RGGI carbon tax?

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